dowlingm
Senior Member
And as often as people post this, I will remind that Daley was found to have misappropriated O’Hare money to do the work which the City had to repay, that parked aircraft were stranded, and the FAA fined Chicago the max it could for closing the airport without prior notification (small amount) and that fine quantum was significantly increased nine-fold because there was a realization that such a significant act should have a significant penalty,Before someone says I'm being fanciful (which I am a bit)......... I love my example of the former Mayor of Chicago who closed his version of the Island Airport by having City workers tear up the runway in the middle of the night, without notifying the FAA or obtaining required Federal permissions.
He won, the airport closed.
Sometimes, a little bit of courage goes a long way.
And sure, Meigs is now a park. But when your favourite mayor does stuff in the night with strong mayor powers, your worst nightmare mayor can say “I can do stuff like that too”
FAA to fine Chicago for destroying Meigs Field airport
FAA to fine Chicago for destroying Meigs Field airport Agency acts on AOPA complaint Acting on an AOPA complaint, the FAA announced late Friday afternoon that it is proposing to fine the city of Chicago $33,000 the maximum allowed by law for the illegal destruction of Meigs Field airport. The...
www.aopa.org
The Cautionary Tale of the Destruction of Meigs Field
Where were you on March 31, 2003, when the aviation world woke up to the news that Merrill C. Meigs Field in Chicago had been destroyed?
www.flyingmag.com